April 15 Tax Deadline Now April 17, 2007

Just learned this important bit of Tax Information Regarding 2006 Taxes:


Filing Deadline - Taxpayers Have Until April 17 to File and Pay


The Internal Revenue Service announced that the filing date for 2006 tax returns is Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

This is because April 15 falls on a Sunday in 2007, and the following day, Monday, April 16, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia.

According to irs.gov - the IRS official site, the April 17, 2007 deadline applies to the following filings:

2006 federal individual income tax returns, whether filed electronically or on paper.
Requests for an automatic six-month tax-filing extension, whether submitted electronically or on Form 4868.

Tax year 2006 balance due payments, whether made electronically (direct debit or credit card) or by check.

Tax-year 2006 contributions to a Roth or traditional IRA.
Individual estimated tax payments for the first quarter of 2007, whether made electronically or by check.

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